INTRODUCTORY UPPER ENDOSCOPY WORKSHOP – Monday 18th March 2024
R2600 (Limited to conference delegates)
INTRODUCTORY UPPER ENDOSCOPY WORKSHOPEvent Description
Introductory Upper Endoscopy Workshop
Monday, 18th March 2024
This introductory workshop is aimed at the novice/beginner wanting to improve proficiency of scope handling and consumables before starting formal endoscopy training. It includes a morning of interactive lectures on anatomy, common pathology, cleaning of scopes, sedation, diathermy, practical tips when starting upper endoscopy, followed by an afternoon of practical experience including scope care, negotiating the porcine model, biopsy, foreign body retrieval, haemostatic clip application, variceal band ligation, injecting, snaring and hotpolypectomy plus placement of a PEG.
Venue: Surgical Skills Training Centre, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
Date: Monday 18th March 2024
Registration fee is R2600 and this workshop is only open to conference delegates
More information and bookings: melissa.mohamed@uct.ac.za
Supported by an educational grant from the Gastro Foundation of South Africa
